Total Crime Rate

94.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Inchcliffe Crescent area has the 51st highest crime rate of 105 local areas in Blakelaw , and the 350th highest crime rate of 894 local areas in Newcastle upon Tyne .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Inchcliffe Crescent (NE5 3QD) in the last 12 months was 94.4 per 1,000 residents and was 23.4% lower than the Blakelaw average (123.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Inchcliffe Crescent (NE5 3QD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wilbury Place, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Foxglove Walk (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Inchcliffe Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prunus Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roundhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roundhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roundhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roundhill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wychcroft Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Foxglove Walk —
Apr 2026Other theft Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hadstone Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Hadstone Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilbury Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Morwick Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maudlin Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Firfield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rennington Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Foxglove Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cambo Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cragston Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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